Entertainment is a top industry in the Nashville area. Major employers in this sector include Gaylord Entertainment, Gibson Guitars, BMI, CMT and Sony Music.
Nashville is becoming known for its independently owned restaurants, unique fashion retailers, craft breweries, homegrown record labels and a music scene that is anything but country.
The debut of Nashville's new Music City Convention Center, along with other area attractions, is propelling entertainment and tourism in the region to record heights.
Nashville provides the ideal setting for broadcast networks like Great American Country, CMT and others that produce programming for country music fans.